Danny David

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 1

Litigation: Securities

Texas

10 Years Ranked

Band 4

Litigation: General Commercial

Texas: Houston & Surrounds

2 Years Ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Danny David chairs the firm’s Securities and Shareholder Litigation group. He routinely represents companies, officers, and directors in securities class actions, fiduciary duty lawsuits, and merger challenges in Delaware, Texas, and throughout the United States. Since 2009, Danny has worked on litigation related to over 50 mergers with an aggregate transaction value of over $250 billion. He frequently represents special committees and audit committees in connection with investigations, governance issues, and derivative litigation. Danny advises private equity in activist situations, proxy fights, and special situations. He has served as lead trial counsel in complex civil litigation and serves as regular outside counsel to companies in energy, tech and life sciences.

Career

Prior to joining Baker Botts, Danny was an associate with McKinsey & Company, focusing on corporate strategy for clients in the energy industry. Danny is recognized as a leading securities lawyer by numerous legal directories and was named one of the “Top 10 Lawyers Under 40” by Law360 in 2010.

Professional Memberships

State Bar of Texas; U.S. Courts of Appeals – Second and Fifth Circuits; District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and District of Colorado.

Personal

JD (magna), Harvard Law School; A.B. (summa), Politics, Princeton University

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: Securities - Texas

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Baker Botts managing partner Danny David regularly counsels clients on securities class actions and shareholder derivative suits, with particular strength in merger challenges and breach of fiduciary duty cases. He offers additional experience in commercial disputes.

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Litigation: General Commercial - Texas: Houston & Surrounds

Band 4

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Strengths

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Danny is adept at providing steady advice, not getting too up or too down, communicating effectively, and seeing the big picture.

Litigation: Securities respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Danny David is responsive, pragmatic and strategic.

Litigation: Securities respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Danny is adept at providing steady advice, not getting too up or too down, communicating effectively, and seeing the big picture.

Litigation: Securities respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Danny David is responsive, pragmatic and strategic.

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Chambers Guide to the USA

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Danny David

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Chambers Review

Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: Securities - Texas

Individual Editorial

Litigation: General Commercial - Texas: Houston & Surrounds

Individual Editorial

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